Five villages in the Manhasset area will hold elections on Sept. 15, with two having contested races.
The village elections were originally scheduled for March 18, but following two reschedulings due to the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order for all village elections to take place Sept. 15.
In the Village of Plandome, residents Robert Broderick and James Corcoran are running for a pair of two-year seats being vacated by Trustee Andrew Bartels and Deputy Mayor Ray Herbert.
Resident John Kurkjian is running for a one-year seat being vacated by Trustee Gregory Westfall. All are running unopposed. Voting will take place at Plandome Village Hall, 65 South Drive in Plandome, from noon to 9 p.m.
To the southwest, Plandome Heights Mayor Kenneth C. Riscica is running unopposed for his position, as are Trustees Silva Ferman, Alvin Solomon and Dianne Sheehan. Voting will take place at Plandome’s Village Hall, 65 South Drive in Plandome, from noon to 9 p.m.
Plandome Manor Trustees Antonio DeSousa and Patricia O’Neill are also uncontested in their races. Voting will take place at Village Hall at 55 Manhasset Ave. from noon to 9 p.m.
The Village of Munsey Park will hold at-large elections for two trustee spots. Trustee Anthony Sabino is running to retain his seat against residents Regina Im, Gregory LiCalzi and John Dellaquila, with the top two finishers winning seats. Trustee Jennifer Noone did not seek re-election. Voting will take place at Village Hall at 1777 Northern Blvd. in Munsey Park from noon to 9 p.m.
In Flower Hill, the mayor’s seat and three spots on the Board of Trustees are contested for the first time in several years.
Mayor Brian Herrington, who took office after the death of Mayor Robert McNamara in April, is running for mayor under the Flower Hill Party banner, with incumbents Deputy Mayor Randall Rosenbaum and Trustee Gary Lewandowski on his slate.
McNamara, who was running for a trustee position under the same party at the time of his death, will remain on the ballot as per the rules of the executive order, which call for candidates on the ballots to remain unchanged.
Under the Liberty Party banner, three-year Trustee Kate Hirsch is running for mayor, with residents Diane Turner, Jay Silverman and Jeffrey Greilsheimer rounding out her slate.
The elections, originally planned for the spring, saw Hirsch challenge the Flower Hill Party’s petition with the aim of having it thrown out, only for the Nassau County Board of Elections to rule in the party’s favor. Hirsch then filed an ethics complaint against Flower Hill’s chief election officer, village Administrator Ronnie Shatzkamer, alleging that she was assisting the Flower Hill Party in its campaign, with both Shatzkamer and Herrington denying the allegations.
Flower Hill’s election will take place from noon to 9 p.m., with residents voting at Village Hall at 1 Bonnie Heights Road in Manhasset.
